Changes in the genetic make-up of tissue samples can be detected quickly and easily using a new method based on nanotechnology. This report researchers from the Swiss Nanoscience Institute, the University of Basel and the ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 6, 2016
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A rural landscape with renovated farm buildings and grazing livestock ranks high on Finns' list of preferences. Such demand provides an interesting opportunity to create landscapes on the basis of a commercial approach: residents ...
Environment
Sep 6, 2016
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Proteins are large molecules that carry out all basic cell functions. In order to achieve this, they continually change shape by expanding or contracting parts; they hide surfaces or reveal them to interaction with other ...
Biochemistry
Sep 6, 2016
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The sustainable production of pathogen-free crops is one of mankind's most pressing concerns, given projected population growth and the threat posed by climate change to arable land. Incredibly, the study of a species of ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2016
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The arrival of medium and large antelope on African soil coincides dramatically with the evolution of thorn trees in the African savanna.
Environment
Sep 6, 2016
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The Williams' residence in suburban Melbourne is home to three dogs and five humans. Life is often chaotic as each member of the household negotiates for space and attention. It's one of many Australian homes where animals ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 6, 2016
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A new method for producing enough natural pesticide from helpful viruses to make a bio-pesticide commercial viable has been patented by a Queensland scientist.
Biochemistry
Sep 6, 2016
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A research team at Uppsala University has determined the complete genetic code of 11 members of a flycatcher pedigree. Doing this, they have for the first time been able to estimate the rate of new mutations in birds. When ...
Biotechnology
Sep 6, 2016
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A good 250 experts from the scientific and water-management fields as well as government administration and politics are coming together to hear about new findings and trends in lake research today, Tuesday 6 September. They ...
Ecology
Sep 6, 2016
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New research from Cass Business School, the University of Warwick and the University of Wisconsin shows that women ask for wage rises just as often as men, but men are 25 per cent more likely to get a raise when they ask.
Social Sciences
Sep 6, 2016
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